The 22-year-old university student said the ordeal made her suicidal and caused her to abort their unborn child.

He claimed that
he had started the harassment after the abortion - although Miss
Jeffery's family insist the stalking began long before the abortion, and
that that was
the reason she had the termination.

Her mother Elaine, 49, said: ‘She was
so distressed by what had happened she could not go through with the
pregnancy. She feared her stress would harm the baby.’

‘My confidence dropped completely and I found I couldn’t do simple things.

‘I am sure there are still pictures out there of me online and it will be difficult to take them down.

‘I am happy that Webber has been
jailed, but I think the law needs to be reviewed to take into account
this new and very disturbing form of harassment and stalking.

‘I’m sure there must be many more victims like me who are too afraid to report it or fear they will not be taken seriously.

‘It’s time for Parliament to look at the whole situation and update the law to act as a deterrent and protect victims.’

Miss Jeffery urged anyone suffering from internet stalking to report it immediately and keep a diary of the abuse.

Clue: Miss Jeffery eventually realised that some of the detail in the messages could only be known to Webber

The couple met at school in Nottingham and got together as teenagers before Miss Jeffery moved with her family to Southampton.

The relationship with Webber continued when she later moved to Loughborough to study computing science.

But unknown to Miss Jeffery, Webber
posted up to 12 images of a nude or sexual nature of his girlfriend, and
also of himself with her, on to social networking sites including
Facebook, Southampton Magistrates’ Court heard.

One batch in April 2011 was called Nude Jeffery and was sent to many close friends and family.

Online campaign: Images of Webber and his girlfriend. He hacked into her email account and sent a naked picture of her to her contact list, including her father

Frank Richardson, prosecuting, said: ‘She had no knowledge that Shane Webber was sending these images to her friends.'

When she asked him about images that
only he would have access to, he claimed one of his friends had stolen
the photos from his computer which led to the innocent man’s arrest.

‘That was manipulation, that was control, that was mind control,’ Mr Richardson said.

Webber even went online posing as Miss Jeffery.

He contacted men saying she was
sexually attracted to them and gave them her university address. One man
turned up at her student house and had to be turned away.

Eventually her father, Gordon, made
his own investigation and traced the postings to a site registered to
Webber and he was arrested and interviewed by police.

Evil campaign: Webber continued to stalk his girlfriend despite knowing that it was making her ill

In mitigation, Janet Grey said that Webber had Asperger’s syndrome and had not realised the impact of what he was doing.

She said earlier press reports about Webber’s stalking had helped him to understand how badly he had behaved.

‘Being dogged by the press and being
called a "sicko" has had an impact on him and he now realises the
devastating impact he had on Ruth and her family. That must be a good thing.’

Webber, who admitted one count of harassment, sat emotionless in the dock drinking water throughout the hearing.

Sentencing him, District Judge
Anthony Callaway said: ‘This was a gross breach of trust against a
former girlfriend who you had known for a number of years and who was
pregnant with your child.

‘The type of harassment represents a
gross violation of her privacy and in circumstances nobody, man, woman,
let alone a youngster at university, should be obliged to experience.’

Webber’s mother sat weeping at the back of the court throughout the hearing and blew him a kiss as he was led down to the cells.